March 9, 2017
March 9, 2017 —
…the potential to alter phytoplankton species distributions and community composition. Tarik Benmarhnia Assistant Professor Climate, Atmospheric Science & Physical Oceanography (CASPO) Family Medicine & Public Health Benmarhnia studies the impact of extreme weather events on human health and advancing awareness of human vulnerability and its implications for public policy. Benmarhnia…
November 21, 2024
November 21, 2024 —
Seventy-five years ago, a group of California scientists was tasked with a mission. CalCOFI is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the program that has delivered is priceless in understanding the ocean off of California.
April 30, 2024
April 30, 2024 —
In the spring of 2020, a historic red tide event occurred in waters off Southern California. Marine scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, NOAA, and other organizations seized the opportunity to study the unprecedented event and its impacts on marine life, both in the wild and in…
January 30, 2014
January 30, 2014 —
…diatoms, which are single-celled phytoplankton, and primary producers in the ocean. Primary producers are organisms that capture sunlight through photosynthesis, and they serve as the foundation of the aquatic food web. While investigating her newfound curiosity for diatoms, Lerch discovered that Scripps Oceanography houses a cutting-edge diatom research program, led…
November 3, 2022
November 3, 2022 —
World leaders, climate experts and policymakers from nearly 200 counties are preparing to descend upon the seaside city of Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt for a United Nations climate conference that kicks off next week.
October 12, 2023
October 12, 2023 —
El Niño and La Niña are natural climate phenomena that alter weather patterns around the world. El Niño occurs irregularly but shows up roughly every three to seven years and typically lasts between nine and 12 months with occasional exceptions that linger for multiple years.
May 5, 2016
May 5, 2016 —
At the outset of the 2015-2016 El Niño season, researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego recognized that all the ingredients of a major event were in place.
